I have downloaded a source for a program. It includes a makefile inside it.

I know that this is the key file to create an application for OS X. But how do I compile all those files using the makefile?

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You type in 'make'.

However generally with source distributions the author will include a README.txt or INSTALL.txt file that explains how to compile the program. If you do not have development experience then you are probably better off checking whether there is a binary distribution or whether it is supported by the fink project.

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